For me, July was full of quick and easy reads.  Especially toward the end of the month, it started getting super hot out, so I quickly reverted to my "lump on the couch" status and enjoyed several of these books in one sitting.  Here are the quick and easy reads I finished last month. First of all, I finished out the Harry Potter series.  As with the first four books last month, I'll just share one of my favorite quotes from each book. "I cared more for your happiness than your knowing … [Read more...]

Do you ever find yourself returning to the same type of book over and over again?  I didn't realize until recently, but I have a really specific type of fiction that I enjoy.  I like stories set in the near future where some catastrophic event has dramatically altered the world, usually resulting in the loss of electricity and technology, or some other big shift in how everyday life plays out. And if I don't go for that more gritty feel, I'm often drawn to fantasy stories that have strong … [Read more...]

May was a big reading month for me, so much so that you get a second post about books! (See part 1 here)  Here are a few more I read last month... The Fever by Megan Abbott.  I feel like I heard about this one on the What Should I Read Next podcast, but I don't remember for sure.  We were browsing our local bookstore, and I picked it up kind of on a whim.  This book was not exactly what I expected. Girls at the local high school start dropping from this weird disease that presents with … [Read more...]

May was a fun month for my reading life.  A friend handed me a book and told me she thought I would like it (and I did!), I read a book from my Year of Finishing book list that I've been meaning to read forever, and I grabbed a book from the local bookstore that was on my TBR.  I've got all sorts of nerdy goodness to talk about today. Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan.  I'd heard of this book in passing, but the descriptions online never really drew me in.  However, when … [Read more...]